THE SAMOAN MAU MOVEMENT: SAMOAN NATIONALISM - THE MAU A PULE MOVEMENT IS BORN.

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THE SAMOAN
MAU MOVEMENT
SAMOAN NATIONALISM:
THE MAU A PULE MOVEMENT
IS BORN

2. MAIN CAUSE OF SAMOAN NATIONALISM
•Dissatisfaction with colonial rule led to the rise in nationalist
movement.

3. MAU A PULE MOVEMENT
•The “Mau a Pule” Movement (opinion of pule) was the first attempt
by Samoans to regain their independence.
•This organisation was established in 1907-1908 and had widespread
support from many matai who protested against the loss of their
traditional authority and German intervention in fa’s Samoa.
•It was a non-violent resistance movement.
•The leader of the movement was Lauaki Namulau’ulu Mamoe.

4. Exiled group aboard the German warship with Lauati
standing 3rd from left with an orator's staff, 1909 (right).

5. LAUAKI NAMULAU’ULU MAMOE
•Lauaki Namulau’ulu Mamoe was a faipule (councillor) in the malo
(native administration).
•He was also a tulafale (orator).
•Lauaki raised a series of objections:
•Matai in the malo were losing the power to make decisions on how to
govern.
•Samoans were being imprisoned and threatened.
•Samoans desired to take a more active role in running Samoa.

6. MAU A SAMOA
•The next nationalist movement was the Mau a Samoa, with the
slogan “Samoa mo Samoa” (Samoa for Samoans), which dominated
Samoan politics in the 1920’s.